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GREETING

Hello = KONNICHIWA / A DOWMO.

Good morning =OHAYOUGOZAIMAS / OHAYOU.

Good afternoon =KONNICHIWA.

Good evening =KONBANWA.

Good night =OYASUMINASAI / OYASUMI.

Good bye =SAYOUNARA.

See you =DEWA MATA.

See you later. =DEWA MATA KONDO / MATANE.

GREETING

How are you doing? = GENKIDESKA? / GENKI?

I'm fine thank you = GENKIDES / GENKI.

please (minta tolong) = Onigaisimas

Thank you. = Arigatou gozaimas / Arigatou

You are wellcome. = Douitashimashite / tondemonai

Congratulations. = omedetou

Long time no see =hisashiburi

ASKINGWhere = DOKODESKA?Where? = Doko?How much is it? =IKURADESKA?How? = Donoyouni?What? = Nani?Why? = Naze?When? = Itsu?Which? = Dore?Do you know her? =Ano hito o shitte imasu ka.Do you have a boyfriend? = Kare ga imasu ka.

RESPONDING

Pardon? =Mou ichido itte kudasai.

Really? =Hontou?

Okay? =Daijoubu?

Right? =Sou deshou?

So? =Dakara?

Sorry? =E?

See? =Wakaru deshou?

RESPONDING IN AGREEMENTKashikomarimashita. =Certainly!

Wakaru deshou? =See?

Sono toori desu. =Exactly!

Sore de kimatta. =Done!

Zettaini sou desu. =Absolutely!

Ariuru koto desu. =Possibly.

Sugoi. =Great!

Ii desu yo. =Good!

Doukan. =Ditto!

Hai. =Yes.Un. =Yeah.Sou nee. =Well...Tabun. =Maybe.Maa maa. =So so.Ii yo. =Okay.Osoraku. =Probably.Betsuni. =Nothing.

DISAGREEMENT RESPONSE

Demo... =But...

Dame desu. =Bad.

Muri desu. =Impossible!

Chigaimasu. =Wrong.

Yamete kudasai.=Stop!

Shinjirarenai. =Unbelievable!

Okashii desu ne.=Strange.

REFUSAL

Iie. =No.

Zettaini ariemasen. =Never.

Fukanou desu. =Impossible.

Baka ie! =Nonsense!

REQUEST/COMMAND

Onegai. =Please!

Kiite. =Listen!

Ochitsuite.=Relax!

Shi. =Hush!

Matte. =Wait!

Kinasai. =Come!

Ikinasai. =Go!

Shizukani. =Quiet!

UNFAVORABLE RESPONSE

• Hidoi. =Terrible!

• Osoroshii. =Awful!

• Mijime da. =Miserable!

• Kangaerarenai koto da. =Unthinkable!

PRAISING APPEARANCE

• Kirei. =Pretty.

• Kawaii. =Cute.

• Utsukushii. =Beautiful.

• Miryoku-teki. =Attractive.

• Aikurushii. =Adorable.

PRAISING CHARESTERISTIC

• Shinsetsu. =Kind.

• Shitashimiyasui. =Friendly.

• Kanji ga yoi. =Pleasant.

• Akarui. =Cheerful.

• Yasashii. =Sweet.

• Kakkoii.=Cool.

• Hito ga ii.=Good-Natured.

• Omoshiroi.=Amusing.

PRAISING INTELLIGENT

• Kashikoi. =Clever.

• Atama ii. =Smart.

• Tensai-teki. =Genius.

EMERGENCY

• Tasukete! =Help!• Suri da! =Pickpocket!• Goutou! =Robber!• Dorobou! =Thief!• Kaji da! =Fire!• Ugoku na!=Freeze!• Fusero! =Duck!• Hashire! =Run!• Tomare! =Stop!• Tomare! =Stop!

USEFUL EXPRESSION

• Arigatou. =Thanks.• Gomennasai. =Sorry.• Soshite... =And...?• Sorede... =So...?• Itsudemo. =Anytime.• Nandemo. =Anything. • Kanpai! =Toast!• Omedetou. =Congratulations!• Oishii. =Delicious!• Junbi dekita.=Ready?• Atete mite. =Guess?• Itai! =Ouch!• Ara ara! =Whoops!

INTRODUCINGHow do you do? = HAJIMEMASHITE.

My name is hanib. = watashi wa hanib to iimas.

What is your name?. = ONAMAEWA?

wife TSUMA, husband OTTO, son MUSUKO, daughter MUSUME,girl friend or boy friend KOIBITO.

COUNTING1 =ICHI2 =NI3 =SAN4 = SHI5 =GO6 =ROKU7 =SHICHI8 =HACHI9 =KIYU

10 =JIYU 20 =NIJIYU 30 =SANJIYU, 40 =YONJIYU, 50 =GOJIYU, 60 =ROKUJIYU, 70 =NANAJIYU, 80 =HACHIJIYU, 90 =KIYUJIYU, 100 =HYAKU,

11=JIYUICHI, 12 =JIYUNI, 13 =JIYUSAN,..... 19 =JIYUKIYU,

21 =NIJIYUICHI, 22 =NIJIYUNI, 23 =NIJIYUSAN,..... 29 =NIJIYUKIYU,

110 =HYAKUJIYU, 111 =HYAKUJIYUICHI..... 119 =HYAKUJIYUKIYU,

120 =HYAKUNIJIYU, 121 =HYAKUNIJIYUICHI,

130 =HYAKUSANJIYU, 140 =HYAKUYONJIYU,..... 199 =HYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU,

1111= SENHYAKUJIYUICHI,.....

9999 =KIYUSENKIYUHYAKUKIYUJIYUKIYU

200 =NIHYAKU,

300 =SANBYAKU,

400 =YONHYAKU,

500 =GOHYAKU,

600 =ROPPYAKU,

700 =NANAHYAKU,

800 =HAPPYAKU,

900 =KIYUHYAKU,

1000 =SEN

2000 =NISEN,

3000 =SANZEN,

4000 =YONSEN,

5000 =GOSEN,

6000 =ROKUSEN,

7000 =NANASEN,

8000 =HASSEN,

9000 =KIYUSEN,

10000 =ICHIMAN,

20000 =NIMAN,

30000 =SANMAN,

40000 =YONMAN,

100000 =JIYUMAN.

DAY OF THE WEEK

1. Monday =GETSUYOUBI,

2. Tuesday =KAYOUBI,

3. Wednesday =SUIYOUBI,

4. Thursday =MOKUYOUBI,

5. Friday =KINYOUBI,

6. Saturday =DOYOUBI,

7. Sunday =NICHIYOUBI.

MONTH1. January =ICHIGATSU, 2. February =NIGATSU, 3. March =SANGATSU, 4. April =SHIGATSU, 5. May =GOGATSU, 6. June =ROKUGATSU, 7. July =SHICHIGATSU, 8. August =HACHIGATSU, 9. September =KUGATSU, 10.October =JIYUGATSU, 11.November =JIYUICHIGATSU, 12.December =JIYUNIGATSU,

THE FOUR SEASONS

1. Spring =HARU,

2. Summer =NATSU,

3. Autumn =AKI,

4. Winter =FUYU

• summer vacation =NATSUYASUMI,

• winter vacation =FUYUYASUMI,

1. .

DAYfor example how to say the first of May in Japanese.

1st. of May. GOGATSU TSUITACHI,the

2nd. of May GOGATSU FUTSUKA,

So

1st. is TSUITACHI,

2nd. is FUTSUKA,

3rd. MIKKA,

4th. YOKKA,

5th. ITSUKA,

6th. MUIKA,

7th. NANOKA,

8th. YOUKA,

9th. KOKONOKA,

10th. TOUKA,

11th. JIYUICHINICHI,

12th. JIYUNINICHI,

13th. JIYUSANNICHI,

14th. JIYUYOKKA,

15th. JIYUGONICHI,

16th. JIYUROKUNICHI, 17th. JIYUSHICHINICHI, 18th. JIYUHACHINICHI, 19th. JIYUKUNICHI, 20th. HATSUKA, 21th. NIJIYUICHINICHI, 22th. NIJIYUNINICHI, 23th. NIJIYUSANNICHI, 24th. NIJIYUYOKKA, 25th. NIJIYUGONICHI, 26th. NIJIYUROKUNICHI, 27th. NIJIYUSHICHINICHI, 28th. NIJIYUHACHINICHI, 29th. NIJIYUKUNICHI, 30th. SANJIYUNICHI, 31th. SANJIYUICHINICHI.

DAYtoday =KYOU,

yesterday =KINOU,

tomorrow =ASHITA

the day before yesterday. =OTOTOI,

the day after tomorrow. =ASATTE,

weekday =HEIJITSU,

weekend =SHIYUMATSU,

this week = KONSHIYU,

last week = SENSHIYU,

DAYNext week =RAISHIYU,

this month =KONGETSU,

next month =RAIGETSU,

last month =SENGETSU,

this year =KOTOSHI,

next year =RAINEN,

last year =KYONEN

day off =KYUUKA,

holiday =KYUUJITSU,

daytime =HIRUMA, Morning= ASA, afternoon =GOGO, evening =YUUGATA, night =YORU, midnight =SINYA,

TIME• 1 o'clock = ICHIJI,

• 2 o'clock = NIJI,

• 3 o'clock =SANJI,

• 4 o'clock = YOJI,

• 5 o'clock = GOJI,

• 6 o'clock = ROKUJI,

• 7 o'clock = SHICHIJI,

• 8 o'clock = HAICHIJI,

• 9 o'clock = KUJI,

• 10 o'clock= JIYUJI,

• 12 o'clock= JIYUNIJI,

13 o'clock =JIYUSANJI,14 o'clock =JIYUYOJI, 15 o'clock =JIYUGOJI,16 o'clock =JIYUROKUJI, 17 o'clock =JIYUSHICHIJI, 18 o'clock =JIYUHACHIJI, 19 o'clock =JIYUKUJI, 20 o'clock =NIJIYUJI, 21 o'clock =NIJIYUICHIJI, 22 o'clock =NIJIYUNIJI, 23 o'clock =NIJIYUSANJI,

TIME

• quarter of an hour =JIYUGOFUN,

• half an hour. =SANJIYUPPUN

• A.M. GOZEN,

• P.M. GOGO.

• What time is it? =NANJIDESKA?

TELEPHONECould I speak to Mr. Hanib? =hanib-san (o) onegaishimasu.

Yes, it is. =Hai, sou desu.

Just a moment, please. =Shou shou omachi kudasai.

Can I take a message? =Nanika otsutae shimashou ka.

Yes, please. =Onegaishimasu.

Can I leave a message? =Dengon o onegaishimasu.

I'll call back later. =Mata atode denwa shimasu.

No, you have calledthe wrong number. =Iie chigaimasu.

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Host :Yookoso.